In an interview with Bloomberg in March 2023 , van der Does also revealed that Adyen was currently undergoing a recruitment drive . The labour market , particularly for engineers , had become somewhat less competitive , he explained . “ So let ’ s sign them up !” However , this had an inevitable effect on Adyen ’ s profit margin , which has been dented slightly , but once the company was fully staffed-up then this should return to normal .

Recruitment should slow down again next year , he intimated , meaning that its profit margin would “ trend in the other direction ”. This would be particularly convenient timing , given the current emphasis within the financial industry on long-term sustainability and profitability over near-sighted acquisition and growth .

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